The powerful dominance of the mythological superhero

Why was our quick overthrow of the Iraqi government so grand? I keep hearing about how impressive that was for us to accomplish. But we picked on the weakest enemy we could find. The Iraqi army wasn’t an army; after over 13 years of sanctions and sporadic bombing campaigns Iraq had a beaten and bruised third world military. It was like attacking an elementary school crosswalk attendant and then struting around campus bragging about how well you did it, ignoring the fact that you did it to a 5th grader.